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The Philadelphia Adult Literacy Alliance Quarterly Meeting 10/17/12. Vision Philadelphia’s adult populace will achieve education levels that nurture strong families, promote civic engagement, and build a thriving economy. Mission
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The Philadelphia Adult Literacy AllianceQuarterly Meeting10/17/12
Vision Philadelphia’s adult populace will achieve education levels that nurture strong families, promote civic engagement, and build a thriving economy. Mission Philadelphia’s public and private organizations and individuals work together to ensure the City’s out- of- school adults are prepared for post-secondary learning, employment, and active citizenship.
The Alliance Steering Committee • Structure for governing body • Membership requirements • Voting procedures • By-laws • Professional development and agendas
What brought you to today’s meeting? What do you hope to get out of being a part of the Alliance?
GOALS • Develop a structure for the governance of the Alliance • Develop bylaws which provide structure and governance for the Alliance and its Advisory Board • Identify a structure for how the Advisory Board will operate and interact with the Alliance and the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy • Outline a transition process to support potential future changes to Alliance legal structure
Deliverables • Organization chart for Advisory Board • Bylaws for the Alliance (including for Advisory Board) • Transition contingencies for alternative Alliance structures
Feedback • What did you hear that you liked? • What did we miss? • What resources do you know of that might inform this work?
GOALS Define the requirements and benefits of membership in the Alliance
Deliverables • Application form • Marketing materials and ancillary materials, to promote membership and membership retention • Review process for membership applications
Feedback • What did you hear that you liked? • What did we miss? • What resources do you know of that might inform this work?
GOALS Develop a strategy to identify the needs of Alliance members Developing an infrastructure to meet those needs Develop a strategy/structure for the Alliance to identify/review pre-existing resources to meet programmatic needs and identifying gaps to be filled
Deliverables • Needs assessment to identify programmatic needs of Alliance members • Strategy for delivering this assessment annually • Strategy for the compilation and review of resources currently available and intended audience • Evaluation template that can be modified for all professional development sessions • Draft schedule of programmatic activities that can be replicated
Feedback • What did you hear that you liked? • What did we miss? • What resources do you know of that might inform this work?